Week #4

This week in lecture we learned about how artists used medicine and technology in their exhibits. 
I never really thought of how an MRI machine can be used to create art.  I found it was interesting how the altering of ones perspective of from the machine is able to change the experience. 

I found the plastic surgery part very interesting as well.  The human body is a canvas and the doctor is like an artist creating art by changing the body.

 I also found the discussion on gene editing entertaining. Maybe because I just saw "Endgame", but the first thing that came to my mind was super heroes such as Iron Man or Wolverine.   The editing of human genes  also sparks the debate of its ethics.  Is being able to pay for the enhancement of intelligence or strength ethical?





Resources

Casini, Silvia. “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as Mirror and Portrait: MRI Configurations between Science and the Arts.” Configurations, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 73–99., doi:10.1353/con.2011.0008.

Orlan - Carnal Art (2001) Documentary, 13 Mar. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch time_continue=1215&v=no_66MGu0Oo.

Vesna, Victoria, director. Medicine pt1. Medicine pt1, 22 Apr. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIX-9mXd3Y4.

Vesna, Victoria, director. Medicine Pt3. Medicine Pt3, 22 Apr. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIX-9mXd3Y4.

“​What Are the Ethical Concerns of Genome Editing? | NHGRI.” ​What Are the Ethical Concerns of Genome Editing? | NHGRI, www.genome.gov/about-genomics/policy-issues/Genome-Editing/ethical-concerns.